- Applied Social Sciences and Social Work
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- Accessing your reading lists
- Databases For My Subject
- Subjects
- Document supply
- Staff and researchers
- DISCOVER
- About us
- How to...
- Web resources
- Getting Started
- Key e resources
- Student support
- Unit Readings
- Assistive Status
- Finding information
- Full text databases
- Dissertation Binding
- Referencing and plagiarism
- Search tips & tricks
- Accessing the literature
- Dissertations and research
- About us
- Accessing your reading lists
- Databases For My Subject
- Document supply
- Staff and researchers
- DISCOVER
- About us
- How to...
- Web resources
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- Charities
- Statistics
- Search engines
- Subject gateways
- How to critically evaluate a webpage
- Government websites
- Evidence Based Practice (EBP) for Social Care
- Web resources you can trust
- Electronic Discussion Lists
- Getting the best from Google
- Domain names and country codes
- Charities and other non governmental organisations
- Getting the best from Google Scholar
- Government websites
- Getting Started
- Key e resources
- Student support
- Unit Readings
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- Social Enquiry (ASS022 1)
- Sociology of Deviance (ASS022 2)
- Forensic Mental Health
- Identity & Structure (ASS021 1)
- Contemporary Social Theory
- The Nature of Social Theory (ASS021 2)
- Crime, Punishment & Justice (ASS025 2)
- Global News and Media Audiences (ASS023 2)
- Sociology of Health & Illness (ASS016 3)
- Contempoary issues in criminology
- Contemporary issues in criminology
- Contemporary Society & Education (ASS020 1)
- Human Development
- Evidence Based Practice (EBP) for Social Care
- Dissertation in Criminology (ASS020 3)
- Working with Diversity & Difference
- Criminology & Sociology BA Special Study
- Mental Health in Practice
- Understanding the Welfare State & Education
- Poverty & Social Exclusion
- Introduction to Theories and Issues in Criminology (ASS021 1)
- Adult Social & Community Care
- Current Issues in Adult Services
- Introduction to the Social Sciences
- Introduction to Social Work Legislation
- Critical Ethical and Reflective Practice
- Working Together: Theories, Methods and Skills for Intervention
- Developing Academic & Professional Skills
- Working with Children Young People and Families: Core Concepts
- The Organisational and Disciplinary Nature of Professional Practice
- Assistive Status
- Finding information
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- Books
- E books
- Journal articles
- Magazines
- Statistics
- Useful classmarks for the Applied Social Sciences
- Newspaper articles
- Audio visual resources
- Web resources
- Reference books
- Legal materials
- Research reports
- Research Project (ASS01 3)
- Conference papers
- Human Development
- Government Reports
- Working with Diversity & Difference
- Books
- Academic & non academic
- Mental Health in Practice
- E books
- Journal articles
- Extended Practice Placement
- Poverty & Social Exclusion
- Statistics
- Newspaper articles
- Adult Social & Community Care
- Current Issues in Adult Services
- Reference books
- Legal materials
- Contemporary Society & Education
- Introduction to the Social Sciences
- Introduction to Social Work Legislation
- Critical Ethical and Reflective Practice
- Working Together: Theories, Methods and Skills for Intervention
- Developing Academic & Professional Skills
- Working with Children Young People and Families: Core Concepts
- The Organisational and Disciplinary Nature of Professional Practice
- Findinginformation
- Full text databases
- Dissertation Binding
- Referencing and plagiarism
- Search tips & tricks
- Accessing the literature
- Dissertations and research
- About us
Books
Books
Books are often the best starting point for research as they will give you an overview of a topic and will help to put it in context.
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
| Usually written by experts (if you get them from a university library) | DO NOT contain the latest research – due to the length of the publishing process |
| Give a broad overview & context to a subject | Aim to use other sources in conjunction with book to ensure you're keeping up-to-date; e.g. journals |
| Usually the best starting point for research |
Finding useful books
You can find books and electronic books (ebooks) (as well as audiovisual resources) by searching the Library Catalogue.
If you are searching for a specific book (e.g. Collaborative Social Work Practice by Anne Quinney) use the Author or Title options in the Library Catalogue and type in the relevant details.
If you are looking for books on a topic (e.g youth crime), use the Keywords option and type in your search terms.
Be sure to make a note of:
- the location - this is the campus library where the book is kept
- the classmark - this is the number where you will find the book on the library shelves e.g. Collaborative Social Work Practice by Anne Quinney is kept at 361.32 QUI at Bedford, Polhill Library. "361.32" refers to the shelf number. "QUI" refers to the first three letters of the author's name and is used to sort the book alphabetically on the shelf.
- the status - this will tell you if the book is available or out on loan
| If the book you need is out on loan or is not kept at your 'home' campus library you can reserve it using the Reserve button on the library catalogue. You may reserve up to 6 items at any one time. For more information about reservations click here. |
For further help see this short video on using the Library Catalogue here.
You may also find it useful to browse the library shelves in the appropriate subject areas. Check out this list of useful classmarks for the Applied Social Studies.
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